Pope Audience: Never lose hope, never lose heart
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| Pope Francis at his weekly General Audience.- AP |
Pope Francis’ words at his General
Audience on Wednesday as he continued his reflections onChristian
hope. This week the Holy Father focused his attention on teaching the
virtue of hope, offering his guidance and encouragement especially to young
people.
Don't give in to negativity
He told those present in St Peter’s Square, “never to yield
to the negativity that tears things and people down, but keep building, try to
make this world conform ever more fully to God’s plan.”
“Never despair, he added, build on who you are; if
you're on the ground, get up. If you're sitting, get up and go. If boredom
paralyzes you, fill your life with good works.”
The Pope continued by saying that, “God does not disappoint:
if he has placed hope in our hearts, he does not want to frustrate it with
continued frustration. Everything is born to bloom in an eternal spring.”
Be peace builders
Pope Francis invited Christians to use their “God-given
gifts of mind and heart to help our human family to grow in freedom, justice
and dignity.” “Peace, the Pope said, is in the midst of men, do not
listen to the voice of those who spread hate and divisions.”
Jesus, the Holy Father underlined, “gave us a shining light
in the darkness: defend it, protect it.
Speaking to the pilgrims present, Pope Francis
encouraged them to dream, and concluding his catechesis, he said, “live,
love and believe! And with God’s grace, be beacons of hope to all around
you.”
(Lydia O'Kane)
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